New Woodcraft
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NEW Charred Rustic Tealight Holders from Fehu Works
Today I added the newest product to the Etsy Shop, these rustic charred wood tealight candle holders. They are a real joy to make and add a real rustic charm to any occasion or room. Once the Christmas holiday is over, I’ll set up the shop to get a bunch of these on the stock shelf and ready to ship. I have a few on hand right now that can ship on Monday. These rustic tealight candle holders are made right here in Maine in my shop by myself and my supervisor, Tuka the Wonder Dog, from kiln-dried pine. Each piece is unique as no two piece burn or finish…
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Tealight Logs for Home, Cabin, or Camp
As the rush of fulfilling holiday orders around the shop subsides, the time to breathe gives Tuka and I a chance to consider what’s here, tidy up, and think about new products and uses for things that may not have fit the holidays. I have a shelf full of these rough and tumble rustic logs that are just wonderful pieces of Maine, but don’t quite fit the bill for “Christmas pristine magic” but they DO fit the bill for pagan altar magic or camp and cabin getaway ambiance. These rustic log candle holders are rough around the edges. They’ve seen rough winters, hot summers, and the rigors of the Maine…
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Vegvisir Candle
The vegvísir (Icelandic for “wayfinder”, lit. ’way shower’) is an Icelandic magical stave intended to help the bearer find their way through rough weather. The symbol is attested in the Huld Manuscript, collected in Iceland by Geir Vigfusson in Akureyri in 1860, and does not have any earlier attestations. A leaf of the manuscript provides an image of the vegvísir, gives its name, and, in prose, declares that “if this sign is carried, one will never lose one’s way in storms or bad weather, even when the way is not known”. Putting it on an all natural birch candle seemed like the right way to go for those finding their way.…
